Youths in the country have been advised to take advantage of the current load shedding to come up with business innovations that will help them earn a living. Entrepreneur Patrick Mungo says the country is in a period where there is high demand for power; hence the youth can come up with alternative ideas. He says university and college students ...

UPND youths in Lusaka province have threatened to drag Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja to court for repeatedly blocking their leader Hakainde Hichilema from making donations around the country. Party provincial Youth Wing Spokesperson Otis Bwalya says they want Mr. Kanganja to explain in Court where the Police are getting the power to infringe upon Mr. Hichilema’s freedom of ...

The Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) has described the 2020 national budget as a growth oriented financial plan. ZACCI president Chabuka Kawesha says the chamber is optimistic that the budget will promote industrialization in the Country. Mr. Kawesha says they have also take note that the budget has taken into consideration fiscal discipline on the part of government. ...

The National Action for Quality Education in Zambia [NAQEZ] has rejected the K13.1billion allocated to the education sector in the 2020 national budget. NAQEZ Executive Director, Aaron Chansa has expressed shock that the Minister of Finance has drastically reduced the amount from the 2019 appropriation by about 2.9%, when it was expected that the education sector would receive a substantial ...

ZESCO Limited says the importation of 300 Megawatts of power from South Africa at a cost of US$22 million per month will not commence on 1st October,2019 as earlier announced. And ZESCO says it is in the process of revising upwards the current eight hours of load shedding. Speaking when members of the parliamentary committee on energy, water development and ...

Workers at Sikale Wood Manufacturers Limited in Lusaka have downed tools demanding increased salaries. Q-news crew that rushed to the company’s premises in the industrial area found workers outside demanding for better working conditions. They have complained that they have worked for several years without signing any contracts and that what they are paid does not match the work they ...

An elephant has killed an unidentified man in Livingstone getting away with a bag of cabbages he was carrying. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says Police received a report of elephant attack suspected to have occurred in the early hours of today, 30th September,2019 at an unknown time. Mrs Katongo says the incident happened between a place known as dry Manzi ...

Finance Minister Bwalya Ng’andu says the decision to abandon the introduction of sales Tax is final. Dr. Ng’andu says government wanted to abandon VAT because it had too many leakages in the collection process of tax, but has decided to continue with the policy after sealing all the loopholes. The Minister says government was having serious challenges with VAT refunds ...

Power utility ZESCO has described the low water levels in Lake Kariba which is used to generate power at Kariba north bank power station as critical. Speaking when Energy Minister Mathew Nkhuwa paid a courtesy call on Siavonga district Commission Lovemore Kanyama, Kariba North Bank power station Manager Edward Simbaya says the power station is only able to generate 290 ...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists he is the right man to lead Manchester United, despite his team being only three points off the relegation zone. Since being made permanent boss in March, Solskjaer has overseen just five wins from the subsequent 18 matches. The 46-year-old is second favourite to be the next Premier League boss to lose his job – after ...